Randy Oldman wrote:
Water with added oxygen is H2O2, hydrogen peroxide.
Actually, gaseous (diatomic) oxygen, O2, doesn't react with water -- it dissolves in it, which is why the assclowns who sell this product are able to do so. If this were not the case, much of the world would be one large vat of H2O2 thanks to O2 in the atmosphere reacting with the water in oceans, lakes and rivers. At least our cuts would feel OK after we jumped into any body of "water."
silverfox wrote:
"Warning to all: STAY AWAY FROM ACID IN THE DIET! Just to see what would happen I drank 16 ounces of Balsamic vinegar in the middle of a 14-miler. Within five minutes I felt my legs rapidly growing very heavy and suddenly they just seized up entirely! I was frozen in place like a statue! Fortunately I had brought along a box of baking soda, which I quickly wolfed down (YUCK!!!!) to neutralize the acid -- this was hard because I could barely move my arms -- and then I was fine.
"Again....NO ACIDIC FOODS!!!!!"
I don't know about the vinegar, but wasn't there a study cited by Noakes that showed that soda loading did improve performance, but the athletes had to take a horrible, urgent dump soon after consuming all that baking soda? I think it had more to do with hydrogen ions and nothing to do with lactic acid though.
slooowlane wrote:
I don't know about the vinegar, but wasn't there a study cited by Noakes that showed that soda loading did improve performance, but the athletes had to take a horrible, urgent dump soon after consuming all that baking soda? I think it had more to do with hydrogen ions and nothing to do with lactic acid though.
Bicarbonate loading has been shown to be effective in events lasting about two minutes, I think. Check PubMed -- I'm too lazy to do that right now but if you find anything interesting please post it.
Conundrum wrote:
I'll start with one that we have all heard and shared with others:
Do not increase your mileage more than 10 percent per week.
This seems to make sense but is there any real proof behind it?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/health/nutrition/21best.html?ref=health
I always chuckle when I see the "10% RULE" and people interpreting it like a RULE instead of a RULE OF THUMB as it was originally written. The article makes several glaring omissions. Saying it's "entirely undocumented" simply means it wasn't documented in anything they've read this week. Grab about half the books that weren't written in the last 12 months and you'll find a recommendation to regulate the ramp-up roughly 10%, look at the training programs and do the math, close to the same number. So these guys so a 4 WEEK program and claim evidence. Sorry, not buying it.
Running is bad for your knees... I am a physical therapist and treat patients following total knee replacements all the time. When they find out I'm a runner they always warn me that running is bad for your knees, but I always correct them..
Damn Kenyans filling up our OR's needing knee replacements.. They run the most right? I guess they would have the most risk..
Profession with the highest rate of knee OA? Truck drivers
It always strikes me as odd that its always the fattest most out of shape, unhealthly people that are trying to warn me about all the potential danger in running..
Injuries are caused by weak muscles.
Most injuries are overuse so doing a bunch of strengthening exercises usually makes the injury worse.
Are you sure this is not proven? I mean almost everyone here can run under a 15:00 5k.
If you pray to Jesus, he will give you more endurance than the heathen that believes in himself.
solinsky hamstring shot
Keith Stone wrote:
I always chuckle when I see the "10% RULE" and people interpreting it like a RULE instead of a RULE OF THUMB as it was originally written.
Chuckle away, but Runner's World calls it a rule, so you can't blame the masses for doing the same. The magazine is mostly a reservoir of worthless advice, but has more visibility than, say, you or me.
MYKNEES!!! wrote:
It always strikes me as odd that its always the fattest most out of shape, unhealthly people that are trying to warn me about all the potential danger in running..
I have had this experience.
well i think that the idea that team chemistry cannot make or break a team is outdated. check this short example, pretty clear
silverfox wrote:
not sure about the asthma symptoms. Never had em.
here is a misconception I almost forgot: Drinking soda allows lactic acid to build up in your muscles since it contains acid. A coach at a clinic told the other cc coaches this! Our head coach came home and told the entire team to NOT ever drink soda. I think that not drinking soda is a good idea, but not for this reason.
Anyone else heard this one?
Man, that coach is a f***ing moron.
"In fact, it would be impossible to ever start running in the first place when following the 10% rule."
- You're telling me.
Zeno of Elea
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes#The_dichotomy_paradox)
Randy Oldman wrote:
comeonnow wrote:Not that I believe you should buy oxygenated water however... The stomach's main purpose is to churn and break food down into chyme. This then sent to the small intestine. Villi in the S.I. then absorb whatever nutrients that are present and send them to capillaries and lymph vessels for transport throughout the body. So, can you confirm oxygen isn't something that may be absorbed in the small intestines?
Water with added oxygen is H2O2, hydrogen peroxide.
Be careful there Randy. If you bubble oxygen gas through deionized water (no electrolytes, or "salts") you will not make hydrogen peroxide. This redox reaction is not a thermodynamically favorable process; it needs enzymatic catalysis in the body.
You guys have lost the point, it doesnt matter how the oxygen water idea is bad, that fact is, it's bad and a misconception.. move on.
Basicly we're not Aquaman, we cant take air outta water.
A misconception about running is that you can become a better runner by doing other things like jumping rope, riding a bike, etc.. To be a better runner you need to run.
the rocket. wrote:
mofomasap wrote:The 10% rule obviously can't be true all the time. What if you're at 10 MPW, are you supposed to go 10, 11, 12.1, 13.31, 14.641...?
Its even worse if you start with 1 mile.
1, 1.1, 1.21, 1.33, 1.47, 1.62,...11.92 (at 6 months),..., 142.06 (at 12 months),..., 1551.04 (at 18 months)
Obviously the rule works well in the 60-80 mpw, but it falls apart at low or extremely high mileage.
who in the heck would start off with running only 1 mile a week?
I agree. I think the "replace shoes" myth depends on the type shoe, weight of the person, surfaces you run on, etc. I've put over 1,500 miles on my Frees during the past year, but I've done a lot of running on dirt trails and the treadmill.
Lactic acid.
crap runner wrote:
MYKNEES!!! wrote:It always strikes me as odd that its always the fattest most out of shape, unhealthly people that are trying to warn me about all the potential danger in running..
I have had this experience.
which side were you on?